Immigration

[barkley]

The issue is that bio mom Jenny wants Maria said child to go back to China if she can't handle Maria on her own. Father would like Maria to be kept in America but he is stuck in Canada.

by virtue of the child being a u.s. citizen the mom can apply for financial and supportive assistance for the child no problem. the child (depending on the financial situation) may have eligibility to cash aid, foodstamps, medical care and supportive services. the mom can file at a local social services office and her non citizenship status does'nt impact the child's ability to benefit from these programs (and the mom can be the payee-she just won't be aided). if there is a language issue she can either provide her own interpreter or most agencies have a mechanism in place to provide (the one i worked for used the at&t phone system for interpreters in languages that we did'nt have in-house or via contract). social services is prohibited by federal law to report any information to ins-so she does'nt have to worry that it will endanger her, and she may find that by virtue of being 'in the system' she will have access to trained staff who can help her explore her options and navigate the procedures to pursue them (we had entire units devoted to u.s. kids with 'undoc' parents-those workers knew exactly what supportive services were available and how to access them realy fast).

good luck to her.

 

[LisaB]

What I wanted to know is how to get ma's visa status changed and get her a social security card so she can work legally instead of under the table since even though her visa is valid she can't work with it

 

[Luv'sTink]

What I wanted to know is how to get ma's visa status changed and get her a social security card so she can work legally instead of under the table since even though her visa is valid she can't work with it

You can't. She needs to call INS and talk to them.

 

[Mskanga]

I really don't think that non citizens have social security cards.

WRONG .....I am not a US citizen ( but I am a permanent resident ) and I DO have a legal social security card . If the child is a citizen because she was born here , the mother will be able to apply for residency because her daughter will be her sponsor , that's what I was told when I applied years ago , initially my husband was my sponsor and when the INS found out that we had a baby they told me that my daughter was my sponsor then , not my husband.